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NCAA Tournament, the field of 65

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Awful job by the committee... not in its selection of teams, but certainly in the seedings and balance of the regions.

Duke has the easiest road to travel for a one seed and its not close. But I wouldn't be so quick to pencil them into Indianapolis because they will still have trouble with Louisville or Villanova. Both teams are more talented and athletic than anything they saw in the ACC tournament.

What did Kansas do to deserve being stuck in a region with Ohio State and Georgetown? What did Kentucky do to deserve being stuck with West Virginia? Those three teams are arguably the best teams that aren't seed as a #1 in the touranment.

The Midwest is the Bracket of Death. Kansas - #1 overall seed. Ohio State - best player in the country, on a roll. Georgetown - inconsistent, but can matchup up well with any team in the country inside and out. Michigan State - Tom Izzo, 'nuff said. Tennessee - only team to beat both Kansas and Kentucky. How does the committee justify this region????
 
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Jay Bilas has Cornell in the Elite Eight. :lol:

All the ESPN guys took Kansas to win it all.

EDIT: Dookie V took Kentucky to beat the Jayhawks.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1674199; said:
the south region won't have a single lottery player. that may be the weakest region i've ever seen.
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I agree. Why even bother naming Kansas as the #1 overall seed if you're just going to stick them in the toughest region?

The committee either 1) didn't watch a single game of college basketball this season; or 2) set it up intentionally for Duke to have an easy run to the Final Four. I'd go with the first, but that's only because I believe the people on the committee are too [censored]ing stupid to intentionally help Duke out. They'd probably try and [censored] that up too.

Pitiful job by the committee. They should be embarrassed.
 
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I used to get furious when there were only 16 teams and UCLA would get the West slot and only have to get by Pepperdine and Weber State to get to the final four while the North and East would kill each other before limping to the finals.

When we finally get to the game between Duke and Kentucky it will be interesting to see who gets the calls... my money is on Duke.
 
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OH10;1674202; said:
I agree. Why even bother naming Kansas as the #1 overall seed if you're just going to stick them in the toughest region?

The committee either 1) didn't watch a single game of college basketball this season; or 2) set it up intentionally for Duke to have an easy run to the Final Four. I'd go with the first, but that's only because I believe the people on the committee are too [censored]ing stupid to intentionally help Duke out. They'd probably try and [censored] that up too.

Pitiful job by the committee. They should be embarrassed.
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I actually don't have many criticisms of the committee this year. But if I were a Kansas fan, I'd be pissed. KU has by far the toughest road to the Final Four of any #1 seed. They will face, in order, the toughest 16-seed by far in Lehigh (Jayhawks won't lose, but it will be a very difficult game for a 1-16 matchup), then after a relatively benign 8-9 game winner they must face the Maryland-Michigan State winner (both teams capable of beating anyone on a given night), then Ohio State, one of the top 5 teams in the nation IMO.

I actually expect the Buckeyes to make the Final Four by virtue of beating Maryland. I really think Kansas will be too tuckered out to beat the Terps in the Elite Eight. Buckeyes lose to Kentucky, the eventual NC, in the national semifinal.
 
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cincibuck;1674211; said:
When we finally get to the game between Duke and Kentucky it will be interesting to see who gets the calls... my money is on Duke.
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in spite of duke's easy region, i doubt they'll make it to the semifinals. i need to look at the match-ups on a game-by-game basis, but duke is still ripe for the picking.
 
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TheRob8801;1674216; said:
Check your brackets again buddy...if Ohio State plays Kentucky, it'll be in the NCG.
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That's not what the bracket printed on ESPN shows. But I see what you mean when I look at Fox's bracket; you're absolutely right.

ESPN and CBS online brackets are very confusing when you get to the Final Four.
 
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MaxBuck;1674213; said:
But if I were a Kansas fan, I'd be pissed. KU has by far the toughest road to the Final Four of any #1 seed. They will face, in order, the toughest 16-seed by far in Lehigh (Jayhawks won't lose, but it will be a very difficult game for a 1-16 matchup)
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is "lehigh" code for "i huff jenkem"?
 
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